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Component — may refer to: Usage Component may refer to: System components, the constituents of a system Electronic components, the constituents of electronic circuits Component ingredient, the main ingredient in a dish Component video, a type of analog video … Wikipedia

component — com‧po‧nent [kəmˈpəʊnənt ǁ ˈpoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. one part of something: component of • Gas will continue to be a major component of the country s energy supply mix. • The main component of any school s budget will be the cost of staff. • The … Financial and business terms

Component — Com*po nent, n. A constituent part; an ingredient. [1913 Webster] {Component of force} (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

component — 1640s, constitutional element (earlier one of a group of persons, 1560s), from L. componentem (nom. componens), prp. of componere to put together (see COMPOSITE (Cf. composite)). As an adj., from 1660s … Etymology dictionary